can & do j.ws receive welfare payments?.
i would especially appreciate watchtower publications, articles etc if available, no matter how old?.
thank you.
ABS. re time records.
The wt in South Africa would readily hand to the then govt such records as a goad to move/force/prod brothers to more field service.
If they showed low hours (commitment) they were destined for induction into the army.
I wonder if the wts would be so keen in these other countries to hand over jw's records if asked so the govts could re-determine whether the individuals were entitled to social welfare for being unemployed.
Imagine the headlines.!
a few official instructions jw delegates are being told leading up to the international conventions.
congregation secretaries are holding conference calls and then relating the instructions to the congregation.. atlanta - do not drive to convention, parking will not be available.
take public transportation; attendants will be on all public transit and able to assist.. dallas - attendants will be on site at all hotels to make sure delegates leave the hotel at their assigned times and take their assigned route.
I have seen families eating fast food and lettuce for meals but their mum had $$ for pioneering.
A couple with one little one didnt get back to their chosen accomodation until 8-30pm while attending tha last big Sydney convention. This was caused by crowds that couldnt /wouldnt move overloaded transport.
I can only wonder where the 'elite 'were at that time.
a +ve for wtbts.
apostates will have less fuel for the fire, with regard to forcible refurbishments and the pricing thereof.
now there is less transparency with regard to there business practices.. on the -ve for the kh.
"New ""donation"" arrangement? I must have missed something. What do they want bank details now?
my wife & i are house sitting , interstate , for a freind who is overseas , near a former congregation we attended for the best part of 20 years .the last kh we attended was in `93 ?
for a funeral.
yesterday i was in line at an atm when this woman walked past me and went into the chemists.she looked familiar so i waited for her to come out and said are you b....?
Now tell us what you really think!
apologies i shouldnt make light of things.
since a week ago, gorby was a little nervous.
last years memorial was the last meeting he visited at the local hall.
since then, they all were faders.
its those evil beards that do it....
been reading about this now deceased, liberal mp.
shocking.. he was a prolific child abuser in the 60's and 70's.
also good friends with jimmy saville.. how awful for the boys he violated.
time is feeding them the rope by which they will hang themselves.
just wonder with all the jw.org hype.
what sort of real aid and help was given to the witnesses that were effected by that hurricane in the philippines?was it a case of if you had the insurance check we will help you.
or was it a case of keep warm and well feed, and here is a magazine for you to read.
by turning over any insurance cheque does this give wts the property rights? Any lawyers out there?
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/11/qedcplwxs0ljsg3jk6zyhp/story.html.
pope takes responsibility for child abuse scandaltalks of sanctions; victims groups call for actionby john l. allen jr. | globe staff april 11, 2014pope francis asked forgiveness for the child sexual abuse scandals in the catholic church on friday, the first time hes done so as pope, and also said the church must be very strong in responding to the ongoing legacy of that crisis, including imposing forceful sanctions.. in remarks during an address to a french child protection group, francis said he took personal responsibility for what he described as the evil of child sexual abuse in the catholic church.. i feel called to take upon myself all the evil that some priests many, many in number, though not in proportion to the totality to take it upon myself and to ask forgiveness for the harm theyve done, for the sexual abuse of children, the pope said.the church is aware of this harm, he said.
its a personal and moral harm, but by men of the church.
and the wts has appealed against the judgement against in the Candace Conti case thereby defending the offender.
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140215/hail-christ-glorious-king/.
http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com.
united nations http://www.randytv.com/secret/unitednations.htm.
All to much for little me. What of the jw who took shelter in the kh in the Phillipines that fell on them and killed many?
ok, so here we go again..... those of us still stuck in have to sit through another study today.... any suggestions on comments to drop through the study?.
During the 'public talks' those interminable exercises in boredom i used to do those pelvic exercises where you retract ... well you know. I could get up to 50 retractions, rest a while, do it all again. It was most useful and for those who have never sat through a PT.. read on.
Public talks: for the speaker to keep to the allocated time even if it means expanding (stretching) his information to fill in the time. Of course to stretch something usually means making it thinner. The speaker will stand behind the lecturn and show no animation and will always wear a suite whether it is hot or not. He may use a some prepared hi-lights on a 'whyte'- board this device being officially sanctioned where as 'power-point' is not.
He will remain ever 'he' as women are not permitted to give talks.
